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school, 13th and Ashland av., any
Friday evening. The admission for
two persons is 5 cents (a jitney). The
writer will guarantee that an even
ing spent like this will be an enjoy
able one.
You can here see four or five reels,
singing, dancing and other good
stunts. The ventilation is the best.
Also there is a licensed operator, a
union man. All regard is paid the
law here.
It is the only place of its kind in
Chicago. With your assistance a few
more places like this would do away
with need for the services of Mrs.
Meder and Mrs. Newman. J. J. D.
SOMETIMES DISAGREES. I am
more than pleased with The Day
Book, although I don't always agree
with it in its conclusions. For in
stance, your recent article on "Relig
ion and Politics." Now logic proves
that so long as we have religions with
us so long should we have it in pol
itics. Now, I think everybody will
admit that there are two fundamen-
tal requisites of all so-called "re-''
vealed religions." The first require
ments is that the "believer" shall
worship God with love and fear. The
second is that the worshiper's con
duct should at all times conform to
the "divine will" as revealed in a
book, or by an organization known
as a church.
In regard to the first requisite, or
"worshiping God," nobody cares a
rap how the other fellow does it so
long as it doesn't discomfit him.
However, in the second requirement
of religions the case is vastly differ
w ent. The official position of some of
our "public servants" necessitates
their making and interpreting ouj
laws. Why should they not make and
interpret those laws in conformity
with "God's will" as "revealed" and
"exemplified" in bible and church.
This is the "Gordian knot," which
you have some time tackled, when
you have sarcastically referred to cer
tain notorious reformers as beinjj
smTpr' in thfir bHiof n to thrtr
knowledge of what God wants and
how he wants this world conducted.
However, we shouldn't hate these re
ligionists, for they are sincere in their
efforts, but misguided. Instead of ac
cepting as to what is right or wrong
the dictates of that little polished in
quisitive god called science, they pre
fer to cling to the ojd belief, or say
so, at least. So soon as new causes
are introduced it inevitably follows
that new effects are seen. Martm
Fody, 7300 Morton st.
CALLS IT A SIN Isn't it a sin
that so many poor people who are
conscientiously religious must suffer
in spite of their many earnest pray
ers? I have seen many poor people
who wouldn't harm anyone and who
believe without deception in God and
the hereafter go through the most
cruel afflictions imaginable.
About the only time they really
feel happy is when they have some
one to talk with and console them,
aid it would be wrong to say one
word against their belief because
they are sincere and deserve more of
the world's good than they receive
now.
How society, with all its riches and
power, can be so cruel to see poor
people, who are so earnest and will
ing to do right, suffer without giving
permanent succor is a hard problem
to solve.
I write this to show how unhappy
some people can be who are so earn
est and honest and how prosperous
and happy many others can be who
are not.
The ones who work an'd build, from
the high-class architect and the skill
ed mechanic down to the common
mucher, accomplish things worth
while and many of them are entitled
to a larger slice for themselves of
what they accomplish.
The sucker catchers will some day
have the suckers turn and bite them
instead of the baited hook. Frank
Smith.
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